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Cleave Armor

Spell

Cleave Armor

Physical

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Instant castMedium Range

Reduces targets armor by 300 for 20 sec.

Cleave Armor

Tooltip

Reduces targets armor by 300 for 20 sec.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 674. Its base value is -300.

What it does

Cleave Armor is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 20 sec. When cast it applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration20 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 674
Value: -300
Misc value: 1

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Cleave Armor sounds

The sounds the game plays when Cleave Armor is cast and lands, straight from the client. Press play, or open a kit for every file and the download formats.

COMBAT_SpecialWeapon_ImpactSoundKit 50

  1. M1hswordhitfleshcrit0.7s · ID 567878 · item/weapons/sword1h
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Joined in the WoW Forever beta client: spell visual, then visual kit, then SoundKit, then the sound file. Browse every game sound in the sound archive.

How to learn

Items that grant this spell

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 4 separate Spell records named "Cleave Armor". This page is record #15280. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#5480subtext: Rank 2; duration: 15 sec; effect values: -200 (this record: -300); different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#5508subtext: Rank 1; duration: 15 sec; effect values: -100 (this record: -300); different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#74367effect types: noneA different effect setup

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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